Mao's last dancer
by Li, Cunxin
Chosen from millions of children to serve in Mao's cultural revolution by studying at the Beijing Dance Academy, Li knew ballet would be his family's best opportunity to escape the bitter poverty in his rural China home. From one hardship to another, Li persevered, never forgetting the family he left behind.
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- Full title :Mao's last dancer / Li Cunxin.
Summary
Chosen from millions of children to serve in Mao's cultural revolution by studying at the Beijing Dance Academy, Li knew ballet would be his family's best opportunity to escape the bitter poverty in his rural China home. From one hardship to another, Li persevered, never forgetting the family he left behind.
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- Publication Date:2008, ©2003.
- Edition:Young readers' ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Distributed to the trade by Macmillan, Walker
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2008, ©2003.
The Physical Object
- Description:xiv, 290 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : : illustrations, map, portrait ; : 21 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780802797797, 0802797792
- oclc:ocn506248927
- LC Classification:GV1785.L475
- Dewey Decimal:792.802/8092
Table of Contents
My childhood -- Beijing -- The West.
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